You can spend a lot of money buying all of the hardware ands resources you think you'll need to make your next short or feature-length film. Or, you can spend a comparative pittance and still make a movie that you can be proud of.

For my latest Fast Company piece, I spoke with filmmaker Jacob Pander about the tools and software he uses in his work and picked his brain to see if he had any advice for first-time directors looking to dive into the complicated world of film.

To see what Pander had to say, drop by Fast Company for a quick five-minute read.